Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe who say the holy scripture is…
Metro area | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Atlanta Metro Area | 36% | 36% | 2% | 18% | 7% | 119 |
Boston Metro Area | 14% | 28% | 3% | 43% | 13% | 117 |
Chicago Metro Area | 24% | 36% | 1% | 29% | 9% | 194 |
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area | 40% | 27% | 3% | 26% | 4% | 131 |
Los Angeles Metro Area | 25% | 29% | 2% | 39% | 5% | 214 |
Miami Metro Area | 24% | 27% | 6% | 35% | 9% | 110 |
New York City Metro Area | 28% | 25% | 4% | 37% | 5% | 389 |
Philadelphia Metro Area | 21% | 32% | < 1% | 38% | 9% | 167 |
Washington, DC Metro Area | 26% | 29% | 4% | 39% | 3% | 166 |
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